Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Senegal
Senegal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Senegal, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Senegal peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1949.
Senegal ranks 79th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +58.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -65.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -60.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -96.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +11579.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +50.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +54.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -18.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 44.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +11579.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Senegal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Senegal was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1949.
- How does Senegal rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.